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Calais migrants crisis: most national papers blame France, bien sûrhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/30/calais-migrants-crisis-national-newspapers-blame-french
<p>But some titles, and columnists, show compassion for the desperate refugees</p><p>In 1558, when French forces took England’s last little territory on the European mainland, the loss of Calais was lamented by Mary Tudor.</p><p> She is reported to have remarked: “When I am dead and my body is opened, ye shall find ‘Calais’ written on my heart.” </p><p>“There is no good reason why our soldiers cannot help to keep them from entering Britain... desperate times call for desperate measures.”</p><p>“With proper arrangements, we could take every single person... and hardly notice it. We could turn those rangy, scary young men into electrical engineers. It would still be a drop in the drowning ocean. The crisis is elsewhere and cannot be solved by single governments.</p><p>But we’re scared and that makes us hard-hearted and, worse, it makes us unable even to ask the right questions, let alone imagine the right answers. Perhaps from now on Calais should be spelt C.A.L.L.O.U.S — the place from where you can look across the Channel and glimpse Stupid.”</p><p>“Even the language that’s being used to describe the mostly male Eritreans, Ethiopians, Afghans and Sudanese trying to live in Europe is mechanical at best, and dehumanising at worst. </p><p>Emergency government meetings are being held to ensure there is ‘upstream management of illegal migratory flows.’ Excuse me? These are real people, with hearts, families and lest we forget it, human rights.”</p><p>“Referring to Britain as an island is now, of course, deeply unfashionable. Liberal academics love to tell us that we are merely one European country among many, and our politicians often seem to have a pathological aversion to any thought of British uniqueness...</p><p>Mr Cameron’s predecessors managed to keep out Napoleon and Hitler, both of whom had gigantic armies and an entire continent behind them. So he really should be able to cope with a few thousand exhausted migrants — shouldn’t he?”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/30/calais-migrants-crisis-national-newspapers-blame-french">Continue reading...</a>MediaFranceMigrationDavid CameronNational newspapersNewspapersThe GuardianThe IndependentThe TimesiDaily TelegraphDaily MailDaily ExpressDaily StarMetroDaily MirrorEuropeEuropean UnionThe SunWorld newsPoliticsUK newsThu, 30 Jul 2015 10:00:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/30/calais-migrants-crisis-national-newspapers-blame-frenchPhotograph: ClipshareCalais is front page news, with the Mail calling for action by the army.Roy Greenslade2015-07-30T10:00:06ZThe 'little presidents' who deny press freedom by attacking journalistshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/22/the-little-presidents-who-deny-press-freedom-by-attacking-journalists
<p>Survey by Reporters Without Borders of the political leaders who intimidate, insult and jail editors and reporters who dare to hold them to account</p><p>Heads of state and government leaders who publicly scorn journalists violate the principle of press freedom, argues the Paris-based organisation Reporters Without Borders (RWB).</p><p>The press freedom watchdog <a href="http://en.rsf.org/leaders-who-publicly-threaten-17-07-2015,48116.html">denounces the “little presidents” who publicly attack journalists and media outlets</a>, arguing that journalists treated in a contemptuous, insulting, defamatory or racist manner are put under “terrible pressure... just for doing their job.”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/22/the-little-presidents-who-deny-press-freedom-by-attacking-journalists">Continue reading...</a>MediaJournalist safetyPress freedomHuman rightsWorld newsNicolás MaduroVenezuelaRafael CorreaEcuadorHondurasRecep Tayyip ErdoganTurkeyChechnyaRamzan KadyrovBosnia-HerzegovinaHungaryFranceThe GambiaZimbabweRobert MugabeThailandVietnamXi JinpingChinaNew York TimesBurmaThein SeinMalaysiaMiddle East and North AfricaSyriaBashar al-AssadAlgeriaIranEgyptAbdel Fatah al-SisiWed, 22 Jul 2015 08:39:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/22/the-little-presidents-who-deny-press-freedom-by-attacking-journalistsPhotograph: Tran Van Minh/APThailand’s prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, who threatened to execute journalists.Photograph: Tran Van Minh/APThailand’s prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, who threatened to execute journalists.Roy Greenslade2015-07-22T08:39:23Z60 media workers killed in first half of this year for doing their jobhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/15/60-media-workers-killed-in-first-half-of-this-year-for-doing-their-job
<p>France named as deadliest country for journalists after Charlie Hebdo attack</p><p>A total of 60 media workers were killed in the first half of 2015, <a href="http://www.newssafety.org/latest/insi-news/insi-news/detail/killing-the-messenger-2015-1597/">according to the biannual report</a> by the International News Safety Institute (INSI).</p><p> Its report, <a href="http://newssafety.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65c8e8ce5c92e59dcff374e1c&amp;id=563fc9dfa5&amp;e=e01fe4d0e1">Killing the Messenger</a>, details the number of journalists killed for simply doing their job, how they died and where they worked.</p><p>“I started receiving threats, which I ignored, because I did not expect my country to become a hostage to, and to be ruled by, armed militias. </p><p>I was away at a workshop in Paris when gangs, which is a correct description of these militias, broke into my house by force. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/15/60-media-workers-killed-in-first-half-of-this-year-for-doing-their-job">Continue reading...</a>MediaJournalist safetyPress freedomHuman rightsFranceSouth SudanYemenIraqLibyaSyriaEuropeMiddle East and North AfricaWorld newsCharlie Hebdo attackWed, 15 Jul 2015 08:23:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/15/60-media-workers-killed-in-first-half-of-this-year-for-doing-their-jobPhotograph: INSIThe new report by the International News Safety Institute detailing media deaths.Photograph: INSIThe new report by the International News Safety Institute detailing media deaths.Roy Greenslade2015-07-15T08:23:30ZFrance's richest man in talks to buy Paris newspaperhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/27/frances-richest-man-in-talks-to-buy-paris-newspaper
<p>LVMH’s controller Bernard Arnault hopes to acquire Le Parisien for €50m</p><p>Luxury goods group LVMH is negotiating to acquire the French daily newspaper Le Parisien for €50m (&pound;35m), <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/52b2819e-03cd-11e5-8585-00144feabdc0.html?o=os#axzz3bK600pEm">reports the Financial Times.</a></p><p>The Paris-based group, which owns brands such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Givenchy, also has media assets that include the business daily paper Les Echos.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/27/frances-richest-man-in-talks-to-buy-paris-newspaper">Continue reading...</a>MediaFranceNewspapersLouis VuittonGivenchyParisBernard ArnaultFinancial TimesEuropeMedia businessWed, 27 May 2015 08:23:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/27/frances-richest-man-in-talks-to-buy-paris-newspaperPhotograph: Public domainAn issue of Le Parisien from January 2015.Roy Greenslade2015-05-27T08:23:58ZObserver columnist among winners of 2015 European Press Prizeshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/apr/14/observer-columnist-among-winners-of-2015-european-press-prizes
<p>Awards to journalists from Russia, Spain, France, Bosnia, Romania and Britain</p><p>Journalists from Russia, Spain, France, Bosnia, Romania and Britain have been honoured for their outstanding work by being awarded European Press Prizes (EPP).</p><p>They include the Observer’s columnist, Nick Cohen, who won the commentator category for his pieces on “the cowardice of Nigel Farage”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/apr/14/observer-columnist-among-winners-of-2015-european-press-prizes">Continue reading...</a>MediaAwards and prizesInvestigative journalismNigel FarageReutersRussiaRomaniaBosnia-HerzegovinaSpainFranceThe ObserverUK newsThe GuardianEuropeNewspapersNational newspapersThomson ReutersTue, 14 Apr 2015 09:39:37 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/apr/14/observer-columnist-among-winners-of-2015-european-press-prizesPhotograph: Screen grabThe Migrants’ Map, described by EPP’s judges as ‘painstaking and necessary work, full of details that challenge our humanity’.Photograph: Screen grabThe Migrants’ Map, described by EPP’s judges as ‘painstaking and necessary work, full of details that challenge our humanity’.Roy Greenslade2015-04-14T09:39:37ZAl-Jazeera journalists arrested for flying drone over centre of Parishttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/26/al-jazeera-journalists-arrested-for-flying-drone-over-centre-of-paris
<p>Authorities alarmed by multiple drone sightings over the French capital</p><p>Three Al-Jazeera journalists were arrested in Paris yesterday on suspicion of flying a drone over the city’s landmarks, <a href="http://www.thelocal.fr/20150225/al-jazeera-journalists-held-for-paris-drone-flight">reports The Local</a>, citing a judicial source said.</p><p>“The first was piloting the drone, the second was filming and the third was watching”, said the source.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/26/al-jazeera-journalists-arrested-for-flying-drone-over-centre-of-paris">Continue reading...</a>MediaDrones (military)FranceAl-JazeeraEuropeTV newsTelevision industryThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:13:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/26/al-jazeera-journalists-arrested-for-flying-drone-over-centre-of-parisPhotograph: Jean Pierre Muller/AFP/Getty ImagesIn September 9, 2014 a drone flying over vineyards in the south-western France.Photograph: Jean Pierre Muller/AFP/Getty ImagesIn September 9, 2014 a drone flying over vineyards in the south-western France.Roy Greenslade2015-02-26T11:13:16ZLe Monde owner's criticism of HSBC leak coverage lays bare fragility of press freedomhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/12/le-monde-owners-pierre-berge-criticism-hsbc-leak-press-freedom
<p>Pierre Bergé’s intervention over French paper’s decision to publish names of Swiss bank account holders shows how private ownership compromises paper’s claims to independence</p><p>AJ Liebling’s famous aphorism – “Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one” – cannot be said often enough.</p><p>I imagine there are journalists in Paris saying something like this today. But if they are working for Le Monde, they will doubtless be saying it loudly and angrily, because one of the men who owns the newspaper has reminded the journalists that they are not as independent as they might have imagined.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/12/hsbc-tax-le-monde-publish-names-wealthy-clients-tax">HSBC tax row: Le Monde owners attack newspaper's coverage</a> </p><p>It wasn’t for this that I allowed them gain their independence.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/12/le-monde-owners-pierre-berge-criticism-hsbc-leak-press-freedom">Continue reading...</a>Press freedomMediaLe MondeFranceEuropeNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesThe GuardianHSBCSwitzerlandBankingNational newspapersThu, 12 Feb 2015 11:11:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/12/le-monde-owners-pierre-berge-criticism-hsbc-leak-press-freedomPhotograph: Laurent Cipriani/APLe Monde’s journalists have told Pierre Bergé to stick to commercial strategy and leave the news to them.Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/APLe Monde’s journalists have told Pierre Bergé to stick to commercial strategy and leave the news to them.Roy Greenslade2015-02-12T11:11:07ZControversial Charlie Hebdo motions upset NUJ membershttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/15/controversial-charlie-hebdo-motions-upset-nuj-members
<p>London magazine branch to debate attack on cartoonists and Islamophobia</p><p>The National Union of Journalists has done much to improve its reputation over the past number of years during a particularly difficult period of staff cutbacks at newspapers and broadcasters.</p><p>You might be forgiven for thinking the days when it gleefully strayed into political territory were long over. But elements of its old Trotskyist militants remain, as an emailed circular to members of its London magazine branch illustrates.</p><p><em>“<strong>This branch notes:</strong> </em><em>The shocking murder to 10 journalists at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by Islamic terrorists.</em><em>The murders come amid an atmosphere of rising Islamophobia across Europe and the UK.</em></p><p><em>The role of much of the media in stoking Islamophobia. Sadly Charlie Hebdo has played a part in doing this in France.</em></p><p><em>“The demonstration in Paris of more than 3 million people shows the strength of feeling arising from the attacks on the journalists at Charlie Hebdo. </em></p><p><em>The killings of journalists, other workers and two police officers is a tragic event, as are the deaths of the four hostages taken at the Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris on the same day. </em></p><p><em><br /></em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/15/controversial-charlie-hebdo-motions-upset-nuj-members">Continue reading...</a>MediaCharlie HebdoIslamNational Union of JournalistsMichelle StanistreetFranceMagazinesMedia unionsNewspapers & magazinesEuropeReligionFreedom of speechPress freedomThu, 15 Jan 2015 14:59:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/15/controversial-charlie-hebdo-motions-upset-nuj-membersRoy Greenslade2015-01-15T14:59:47ZParis and the Charlie Hebdo rally - what the UK newspapers saidhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/12/paris-and-the-charlie-hebdo-rally-what-the-uk-newspapers-said
<p>Front page images, headlines of defiance and thoughtful leading articles</p><p>Most of today’s UK national newspapers’ front pages reflect the awesome turn-out for the “Je suis Charlie” rally in Paris and also convey the message it sends to the rest of the world.</p><p>Over images of the crowds, here are the headlines: Libert&eacute;, Egalit&eacute;, Fraternit&eacute; (the Independent); Liberty, equality, fraternity: France defies the terrorists (Daily Telegraph); A nation united against terror (the Guardian); United we stand (the Times); Liberated from terror (i); Magnifique (Daily Mirror); </p><p>“With supreme hypocrisy, Saudi Arabia joined the rush to condemn the Paris attacks. The truth is the enforcers of its Sharia assert, in common with the Paris gunmen, the bogus right ‘to offend, but not be offended’”.</p><p>“No one is so naive as to believe that one march will heal a troubled world. The firebombing of a German newspaper that dared to republish offensive cartoons of the prophet Mohammed shows how violence can inspire more violence. </p><p>In Nigeria, Syria and Iraq, the extremists of Boko Haram and Isis … continue to impose their wrong-headed version of Islam at the point of a gun.</p><p>“It is vital that France’s main political leaders do not respond by flirting with the politics of the far-right, making knee-jerk gestures on law and order. </p><p>Last week’s attacks, like many such atrocities, may have been conducted in the name of Islam. But it was heartening to see French Muslims at Sunday’s demonstration …</p><p>“Although the overwhelming majority of Muslims are rightly horrified by the atrocities committed in the name of Islam, some have been slow to tackle intolerance in their communities, allowing radicalism and militancy to breed.</p><p>For the safety of Muslims and non-Muslims alike, this reticence must end”.</p><p>“The murderers themselves, the people who train them, the people who fund them, the people who help them and the people who support them all have one thing in common. They all say they are acting in the name of Islam …</p><p>It may be unfair to normal, peace-loving Muslims. But it does no one any good – especially the majority of Muslims – to ignore reality”.</p><p>“Given world events over the past decade or so, the most obvious explanation is also the most plausible: the fate of Muslims in foreign conflicts played a role in radicalising these young men. </p><p>Working-class Parisians don’t go to Yemen for military training on a whim. Since their teens these young men have been raised on a nightly diet of illegal wars, torture and civilian massacres in the Gulf and the Middle East in which the victims have usually been Muslim”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/12/paris-and-the-charlie-hebdo-rally-what-the-uk-newspapers-said">Continue reading...</a>MediaUK newsFranceEuropeWorld newsNational newspapersDaily TelegraphFinancial TimesThe IndependentThe TimesThe GuardianiMetroDaily MailDaily ExpressDaily StarDaily MirrorThe SunNewspapers & magazinesNewspapersFrançois HollandeParisCharlie Hebdo attackMon, 12 Jan 2015 08:59:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/12/paris-and-the-charlie-hebdo-rally-what-the-uk-newspapers-saidPhotograph: Public domainHow the press covered the rally and march in Paris after the Charlie Hebdo murdersPhotograph: Public domainHow the press covered the rally and march in Paris after the Charlie Hebdo murdersRoy Greenslade2015-01-12T08:59:00ZWhat the UK national newspapers said about the Charlie Hebdo attackhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/08/what-the-uk-national-newspapers-said-about-the-charlie-hebdo-attack
<p>British press is united in outrage at the murderous attack on a French magazine</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/08/charlie-hebdo-french-police-name-suspects-as-massive-manhunt-continues">Live blog: get the latest on the arrest of suspects</a></p><p>Britain’s national press is united in outrage. Their front page headlines show that all view the murder of 10 journalists and two police officers at the offices of the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in similar terms. </p><p>‘Attack on freedom’ (The Times). ‘The war on freedom’ (Daily Mail). ‘War on freedom’ (Daily Telegraph). ‘An assault on democracy’ (The Guardian). A cartoon in the Independent, showing a pen dipped in blood with a raised finger, indicates defiance. </p><p>“While he lived he upheld a priceless tradition of broad and often brutal satire, no punches pulled, no prisoners taken. He and his colleagues were equal opportunity offenders. </p><p>Islamists were often their targets precisely because of their unconscionable threats and spurious claim to special status. But so were Catholic clergy, cardinals, the Pope and, for what it’s worth, the British”.</p><p>“To most people brought up in western Europe, such satire is the stuff of living in a free country. But we do not doubt that it is offensive to many Muslims, just as Christian and Jews are affronted if their religions are traduced, even if they do not react in such an extreme way.</p><p>Free speech offers latitude but not necessarily license. It does not follow that because many newspapers, such as this one, do not publish cartoons of Mohammed that somehow we have been intimidated into not speaking out. </p><p>“Such depictions are, of course, blasphemy to most Muslims, but far from relenting, the editors played double or nothing, going on to produce such provocations as a special issue ‘guest-edited’ by the prophet.</p><p>To the devout, including very many who are as peace-loving as they are pious, all this was deeply offensive. And, in a way, that was the intention: satire has to shock.</p><p>“In any democratic society, there should always be room for a civilised debate about taste and propriety when it comes to the mockery of any religious faith. </p><p>But what cannot be challenged is the fundamental right of all citizens to express themselves freely within the law. In an age marked by growth in religious belief and the increasing politicisation of faith, all religion must be open to opinion, analysis and lampoonery … <br /></p><p>“Here, an obvious point bears repetition: neither Hebdo’s editors nor its staff hold an ounce of responsibility for ‘provoking’ the assassins, as has been suggested in some quarters. </p><p>There can be no rhyme, reason or righteousness in murdering civilians. From the 1989 fatwa on Salman Rushdie to that issued on Geert Wilders, the Islamophobic Dutch politician, the cry of ‘death to blasphemers’ has no place in the modern world”.</p><p>“They live by an outdated code that allows the execution of non-believers – which they carry out with relish. They cannot be understood. Only condemned, protected against and fought …</p><p>Ultimately, it is vital for moderate Muslims to expose and combat extremism in their communities. They must steer their kids away from the evil, insane idea that Allah wants them to kill in his name. They must teach them too that free speech is a cornerstone of our democracy”.</p><p>“We believe passionately that if liberty is to mean anything, it must include the freedom to mock, offend or question the beliefs of others, within the limits of democratically decided law.</p><p>On any other day, the Mail would feel only distaste for a French magazine with a history of sniggering at faiths held sacred by billions worldwide.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/08/what-the-uk-national-newspapers-said-about-the-charlie-hebdo-attack">Continue reading...</a>MediaFranceEuropeNational newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesThe GuardianThe IndependentFinancial TimesThe TimesDaily TelegraphDaily MailThe SunDaily ExpressDaily StarMetroDaily MirrorNorthern & ShellThu, 08 Jan 2015 08:37:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/08/what-the-uk-national-newspapers-said-about-the-charlie-hebdo-attackPhotograph: Mark Smith for the GuardianHow the UK national papers covered the Charlie Hebdo attack.Photograph: Mark Smith for the GuardianHow the UK national papers covered the Charlie Hebdo attack.Roy Greenslade2015-01-08T08:37:56ZFree speech must not be silenced in the wake of Charlie Hebdo attackhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/07/free-speech-must-not-be-silenced-in-the-wake-of-charlie-hebdo-attack
<p>Why all journalists should agree with Index on Censorship statement</p><p>I am sure that all British journalists will agree with <a href="http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2015/01/freedom-expression-non-negotiable/">the statement issued by Jodie Ginsberg</a>, chief executive of Index on Censorship, following <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/jan/07/shooting-paris-satirical-magazine-charlie-hebdo">the murderous attack on the staff of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo</a>:</p><p>“The ability to express ourselves freely is fundamental to a free society. This includes the freedom to publish, to satirise, to joke, to criticise, even when that might cause offence to others. Those who wish to silence free speech must never be allowed to prevail”.</p><p>“Supporters of free speech and civil liberties must stand together with governments to condemn this act and defend the right of all journalists to do their job without fear of threats, intimidation and brutal murder”.</p><p>“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers” </p><p>“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/07/free-speech-must-not-be-silenced-in-the-wake-of-charlie-hebdo-attack">Continue reading...</a>MediaPress freedomFreedom of speechParisFranceMagazinesHuman rightsEuropeNewspapers & magazinesUnited NationsNational Union of JournalistsMichelle StanistreetWed, 07 Jan 2015 15:09:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/07/free-speech-must-not-be-silenced-in-the-wake-of-charlie-hebdo-attackPhotograph: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty ImagesThe latest issue of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.Photograph: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty ImagesThe latest issue of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.Roy Greenslade2015-01-07T15:09:33ZDaily Record's Rangers scoop 'borrowed' from French websitehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/02/daily-records-rangers-scoop-borrowed-from-french-website
<p>Writer plans to sue newspaper for its use of his interview <br></p><p>The Daily Record published an interesting article today in which a Rangers footballer, S&eacute;bastien Faure, “hit out at the stricken club and its fans.”</p><p>It carried many direct quotes from the French player in which he aired his grievances about being omitted from the team, criticised his teammates’ diet, objected to fans booing during matches and praised the outgoing manager Ally McCoist.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/02/daily-records-rangers-scoop-borrowed-from-french-website">Continue reading...</a>MediaDaily RecordRangersFootballScotlandFranceDigital mediaEuropePlagiarismNewspapersSportAlly McCoistFri, 02 Jan 2015 16:17:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/02/daily-records-rangers-scoop-borrowed-from-french-websitePhotograph: Public domainThe Daily Record’s Facebook promotion of its supposed Rangers interview scoopPhotograph: Public domainThe Daily Record’s Facebook promotion of its supposed Rangers interview scoopRoy Greenslade2015-01-02T16:17:11ZNew York Times to set up digital hub in Londonhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/dec/19/new-york-times-to-set-up-digital-hub-in-london
<p>US newspaper plans to move 100 staff into refurbished UK headquarters</p><p>The New York Times is making a big move into London. It has agreed to rent new headquarters in Bloomsbury and is expecting to fill it with up to 100 staff in the new year.</p><p>I understand that it will become the newspaper’s European digital hub and centre for the paper’s international issues. Some staff will be relocated from its Paris office and others will arrive from the US.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/dec/19/new-york-times-to-set-up-digital-hub-in-london">Continue reading...</a>MediaNew York TimesUS newsUK newsLondonNewspapersThe GuardianNational newspapersNewspapers & magazinesUS press and publishingWorld newsParisFranceEuropeFri, 19 Dec 2014 18:00:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/dec/19/new-york-times-to-set-up-digital-hub-in-londonPhotograph: Screen grabThe Bloomsbury building that will house the New York Times’s expanded London officePhotograph: Screen grabThe Bloomsbury building that will house the New York Times’s expanded London officeRoy Greenslade2014-12-19T18:00:51ZParis journalism school director accused of plagiarismhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/18/plagiarism-france
Agnes Chauveau under investigation following claims she copied material from French media outlets including Le Monde<p>The director of a Paris journalism school has been accused of plagiarism. Agnes Chauveau, who contributes articles to the Huffington Post, is said to have cut and pasted material from Le Monde and other French media outlets.</p><p>Chauveau is said to be &quot;on leave&quot; following the launch of an investigation by the dean at Sciences Po, one of the leading universities in Paris. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/18/plagiarism-france">Continue reading...</a>MediaPlagiarismFranceParisJournalism educationLe MondeTue, 18 Nov 2014 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/18/plagiarism-franceRoy Greenslade2014-11-18T10:09:00ZJournalist falsely accused of murder is set to create Irish legal historyhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/27/ireland-police
<p>Ian Bailey, a journalist who believes that attempts were made to frame him for a murder, is likely to create legal history in Ireland in the coming weeks.</p><p>Two of the state's former directors of public prosecutions are being called to appear in the Dublin high court to give evidence in his action for wrongful arrest.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/27/ireland-police">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrelandPoliceIrish IndependentEuropeFranceMon, 27 Oct 2014 08:28:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/27/ireland-policeRoy Greenslade2014-10-27T08:28:43ZMagazine pays 'substantial' damages to husband of Cheryl Fernandez-Versinihttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/21/magazines-medialaw
<p>Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's husband has accepted substantial damages over an article about his private life in Reveal magazine.</p><p>Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini regarded the three-page article, &quot;The 'shy and quiet' past of Cheryl's new husband&quot;, as a violation of his privacy. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/21/magazines-medialaw">Continue reading...</a>MediaMagazinesMedia lawCheryl ColeLawPrivacyPrivacy & the mediaFranceNational Magazine CompanyHearstThe X FactorTue, 21 Oct 2014 07:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/21/magazines-medialawRoy Greenslade2014-10-21T07:01:00ZFrench journalists face jail for reporting from Indonesiahttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/17/press-freedom-indonesia
<p>Two French journalists who were detained by the Indonesian authorities on 6 August are to face trial on Monday (20 October) for <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Indonesia-Will-Judge-French-Journalists-after-Meeting-Papua-Separatists-20141015-0083.html">&quot;abusive use of entry visas&quot;</a>.</p><p>Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat were arrested while filming a documentary about the separatist movement in West Papua for the Franco-German broadcaster, Arte TV.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/17/press-freedom-indonesia">Continue reading...</a>MediaPress freedomIndonesiaWest PapuaHuman rightsFranceGermanyAsia PacificWorld newsFri, 17 Oct 2014 07:51:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/17/press-freedom-indonesiaRoy Greenslade2014-10-17T07:51:00ZMedia ownership at the heart of problems facing the French presshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/24/france-mediabusiness
<p>Despite the French government's generous subsidies to newspapers, the country's press is in serious trouble,<a href="http://niemanreports.org/articles/plus-c%CC%A7a-change/"> according to a lengthy appraisal by the US Nieman Foundation</a>.</p><p>Its 3,500-word report, &quot;Plus &ccedil;a change&quot;, considers the deepening problems of papers that are said to have failed to rise to the digital challenge, such as Lib&eacute;ration (&quot;a wreck&quot;), Le Monde (&quot;newsroom management in disarray&quot;) and Le Figaro (covering politics is &quot;complicated&quot; by its ownership).</p><p>&quot;The French state every year shells out about $540m (&pound;330m) in direct funding to privately owned newspapers and magazines, and a further $1bn (&pound;610m) or so in indirect aid, including a specially reduced sales tax for publications and income tax breaks for all 37,000 French journalists with an official press card... </p><p>&quot;The aim is to ensure a continuing pluralism of the press, and the money helps to keep afloat a number of publications that would otherwise have long since died, including the communist party paper L'Humanit&eacute;.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/24/france-mediabusiness">Continue reading...</a>MediaFranceMedia businessLe MondeDigital mediaWed, 24 Sep 2014 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/24/france-mediabusinessRoy Greenslade2014-09-24T07:25:00ZLibération to cut a third of its workforce to prevent closurehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/16/newspapers-france
<p>Lib&eacute;ration, the troubled left-wing daily French newspaper, is to fire a third of its workforce in order to save it from closure.</p><p>Some 93 jobs are to go from a total staff of 250. Lib&eacute;ration's editor, Laurent Joffrin, told his journalists it was &quot;an unavoidable decision to save the paper.&quot; </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/16/newspapers-france">Continue reading...</a>MediaNewspapersFranceLe MondeDigital mediaMedia downturnTue, 16 Sep 2014 08:35:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/16/newspapers-franceRoy Greenslade2014-09-16T08:35:51ZHuman rights judges back magazine for revealing Prince Albert's childsecrethttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/12/european-court-of-human-rights-privacy
<p>The European court of human rights has ruled that French courts should not have ordered Paris-Match to pay damages to Prince Albert of Monaco over its coverage of a woman's claim that he was the father of her child.</p><p>According to the ECHR judges, sitting in the fifth section chamber, the judgment breached the publication's right to freedom of expression.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/12/european-court-of-human-rights-privacy">Continue reading...</a>MediaEuropean court of human rightsPrivacyPrivacy & the mediaMagazinesDaily MailMonacoFranceParisGermanyThu, 12 Jun 2014 11:53:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/12/european-court-of-human-rights-privacyRemko De Waal/EPAPrince Albert of Monaco Photograph: Remko De Waal/EPARoy Greenslade2014-06-12T11:53:00Z